Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Don Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
DonValley2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Don Valley in South Yorkshire
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Location of South Yorkshire within England
County South Yorkshire
Electorate 74,456 (December 2019) [1]
Major settlements Hatfield, Thorne, and Conisbrough.
Current constituency
Created 1918
Member of Parliament Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Doncaster

Don Valley is a constituency [n 1] in South Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nick Fletcher of the Conservative Party. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include gain of the Isle of Axholme in the Borough of North Lincolnshire and the loss of Conisbrough to the new constituency of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough. As a consequence, it will be renamed Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Constituency profile

Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which elected only Labour MPs from 1922 to 2019. The seat recorded a strong Brexit vote (69%) in the 2016 referendum.

Boundaries

Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1918—1950: The Urban Districts of Mexborough and Tickhill, and the Rural Districts of Doncaster and Thorne.

1950—1983: The Urban Districts of Adwick-le-Street, Bentley with Arksey, and Tickhill, and the Rural District of Doncaster.

1983—1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Mexborough, Richmond, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks.

1997—2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough, Edlington and Warmsworth, Hatfield, Rossington, South East, and Southern Parks.

2010—present: The Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster wards of Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, and Torne Valley.

The current constituency consists of the southern Borough of Doncaster, from Hatfield and the Humberhead Peatlands Nature Reserve in the north and northeast, through Branton, Auckley, and Rossington, to the Torne Valley electoral ward which consists of Wadworth, Tickhill, Braithwell, and in the west Conisbrough.

In boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 election, Sprotbrough was moved to Doncaster North, while in the east the town of Thorne was moved from Doncaster North into Don Valley.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [3] Party
1918 James Walton Coalition National Democratic
1922 Thomas Williams Labour
1959 Richard Kelley Labour
1979 Michael Welsh Labour
1983 Martin Redmond Labour
1997 Caroline Flint Labour
2019 Nick Fletcher Conservative

Elections

Don Valley general election results DonValleyGraph.svg
Don Valley general election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Don Valley [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Fletcher 19,609 43.2 Increase2.svg1.5
Labour Caroline Flint 15,97935.2Decrease2.svg17.8
Brexit Party Paul Whitehurst6,24713.7New
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock1,9074.2Increase2.svg2.3
Green Kate Needham8721.9New
Yorkshire Chris Holmes8231.8Decrease2.svg1.7
Majority3,6308.0N/A
Turnout 45,43760.3Decrease2.svg1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg8.1
General election 2017: Don Valley [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 24,351 53.0 Increase2.svg 6.8
Conservative Aaron Bell 19,18241.7Increase2.svg 16.4
Yorkshire Stevie Manion1,5993.5New
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith8561.9Decrease2.svg 1.6
Majority5,16911.3Decrease2.svg 9.6
Turnout 45,98862.2Increase2.svg 2.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 4.8
General election 2015: Don Valley [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 19,621 46.2 Increase2.svg 8.3
Conservative Carl Jackson10,73625.3Decrease2.svg 4.4
UKIP Guy Aston9,96323.5Increase2.svg 19.1
Liberal Democrats Rene Paterson1,4873.5Decrease2.svg 13.6
TUSC Steve Williams4371.0New
English Democrat Louise Dutton2420.6Decrease2.svg 3.4
Majority8,88520.9Increase2.svg 12.7
Turnout 42,48659.6Increase2.svg 0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Don Valley [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 16,472 37.9 Decrease2.svg 18.6
Conservative Matt Stephens12,87729.7Increase2.svg 2.7
Liberal Democrats Edwin Simpson7,42217.1Increase2.svg 0.6
BNP Erwin Toseland2,1124.9New
UKIP William Shaw1,9044.4New
English Democrat Bernie Aston1,7564.0New
Independent Martin Williams8872.0New
Majority3,5958.2Decrease2.svg 15.1
Turnout 43,43059.3Increase2.svg 4.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Don Valley [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 19,418 52.7 Decrease2.svg 1.9
Conservative Adam Duguid10,82029.4Increase2.svg 0.8
Liberal Democrats Stewart Arnold6,62618.0Increase2.svg 6.8
Majority8,59823.3Decrease2.svg 2.7
Turnout 36,86455.1Decrease2.svg 0.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 1.3
General election 2001: Don Valley [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 20,009 54.6 Decrease2.svg 3.7
Conservative James Browne10,48928.6Increase2.svg 4.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Smith4,08911.2Increase2.svg 1.5
Independent Terry Wilde8002.2New
UKIP David Cooper7772.1New
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball4661.3Decrease2.svg 1.1
Majority9,52026.0Decrease2.svg 7.7
Turnout 36,63054.8Decrease2.svg 11.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Don Valley [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Flint 25,376 58.3 Increase2.svg 3.3
Conservative Clare H. Gledhill10,71724.6Decrease2.svg 7.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston4,2389.7Decrease2.svg 2.2
Referendum Paul R. Davis1,3793.2New
Socialist Labour Nigel Ball1,0242.4New
Green Stephen Platt4931.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
ProLife Alliance Claire D. Johnson3300.8New
Majority14,65933.7Increase2.svg 10.4
Turnout 43,55766.4Decrease2.svg 9.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Don Valley [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Redmond 32,008 55.0 Increase2.svg 1.9
Conservative Nicholas Paget-Brown 18,47431.7Decrease2.svg 0.6
Liberal Democrats M Jevons6,92011.9Steady2.svg0.0
Green TS Platt8031.4New
Majority13,53423.3Increase2.svg 2.5
Turnout 58,20576.3Increase2.svg 2.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Don Valley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Redmond 29,200 53.1 Increase2.svg 8.0
Conservative Charles Gallagher17,73332.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Liberal Wilfrid Whitaker8,02711.9Decrease2.svg 10.6
Majority11,46720.8Increase2.svg 8.1
Turnout 54,96073.8Increase2.svg 3.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Don Valley [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Redmond 23,036 45.1 Decrease2.svg 10.5
Conservative Brenda Utting16,57032.4Increase2.svg 1.2
Liberal Donald Lange11,48222.5Increase2.svg 10.9
Majority6,46612.7Decrease2.svg 11.7
Turnout 51,08869.9Decrease2.svg 4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Welsh 39,603 55.6 Decrease2.svg 7.7
Conservative Roger Freeman 22,24331.2Increase2.svg 10.1
Liberal E. Simpson8,23811.6Decrease2.svg 4.0
Workers Party I. Connelly7201.0New
Workers Revolutionary T. McCabe3980.6New
Majority17,36024.4Decrease2.svg 17.8
Turnout 71,20274.7Increase2.svg 1.1
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 41,187 63.3 Decrease2.svg 6.8
Conservative Peter J. Le Bosquet13,76721.1Decrease2.svg 8.8
Liberal E. Simpson10,16115.6New
Majority27,42042.2Increase2.svg 2.0
Turnout 65,11573.6Decrease2.svg 5.5
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 48,737 70.1 Increase2.svg 0.6
Conservative P. J. Le Bosquet20,79229.9Decrease2.svg 0.6
Majority27,94540.2Increase2.svg 1.2
Turnout 69,52979.1Increase2.svg 6.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 42,496 69.5 Decrease2.svg 5.4
Conservative Timothy Walter G Jackson18,67330.5Increase2.svg 5.4
Majority23,82339.0Decrease2.svg 10.8
Turnout 61,16973.1Decrease2.svg 5.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 43,973 74.9 Increase2.svg 3.0
Conservative Richard Storey 14,73825.1Decrease2.svg 3.0
Majority29,23549.8Increase2.svg 6.0
Turnout 58,71178.3Decrease2.svg 2.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 42,452 71.9 Increase2.svg 1.0
Conservative David Philip Jeffcock16,59328.1Decrease2.svg 1.0
Majority25,85943.8Increase2.svg 2.0
Turnout 59,04580.8Decrease2.svg 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Kelley 40,935 70.9 Decrease2.svg 2.8
Conservative Geoffrey Dodsworth 16,78729.1Increase2.svg 2.8
Majority24,14841.8Decrease2.svg 5.6
Turnout 57,72283.8Increase2.svg 2.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 38,433 73.7 Decrease2.svg 0.4
Conservative Jack Victor Thornton13,70126.3Increase2.svg 0.4
Majority24,73247.4Decrease2.svg 0.8
Turnout 52,13481.2Decrease2.svg 4.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 39,687 74.1 Increase2.svg 0.1
Conservative David S B Hopkins13,86225.9Increase2.svg 1.8
Majority25,82548.2Decrease2.svg 1.7
Turnout 53,54985.9Decrease2.svg 1.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 39,789 74.0 Increase2.svg 2.3
Conservative Douglas Graham12,98224.1Decrease2.svg 4.2
Communist Samuel Taylor1,0071.9New
Majority26,80749.9Increase2.svg 6.5
Turnout 53,77887.7Increase2.svg 14.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 40,153 71.7 Increase2.svg 2.8
Conservative J. J. A. N. Ross15,83228.3Decrease2.svg 2.8
Majority24,32143.4Increase2.svg 5.6
Turnout 55,98573.2Increase2.svg 3.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 33,220 68.9 Increase2.svg 10.3
Conservative John Arbuthnot 14,96131.1Decrease2.svg 10.3
Majority18,25937.8Increase2.svg 20.6
Turnout 48,18170.0Decrease2.svg 1.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 27,599 58.6 Decrease2.svg 14.7
Conservative Samuel Hardwick19,50641.4Increase2.svg 14.7
Majority8,09317.2Decrease2.svg 29.4
Turnout 47,10571.2Increase2.svg 1.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 31,466 73.3 Increase2.svg 19.4
Unionist Walter Liddall 11,46726.7Decrease2.svg 19.4
Majority19,99946.6Increase2.svg 38.8
Turnout 42,93369.7Decrease2.svg 3.1
Registered electors 61,604
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 19.4
General election 1924: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 14,598 53.9 Decrease2.svg 6.5
Unionist John Wells Reynolds12,46346.1Increase2.svg 6.5
Majority2,1357.8Decrease2.svg 13.0
Turnout 27,42172.8Increase2.svg 10.6
Registered electors 37,184
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.5
General election 1923: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 12,898 60.4 Increase2.svg 13.4
Unionist John Wells Reynolds8,45139.6New
Majority4,44720.8Increase2.svg 1.4
Turnout 21,34962.2Decrease2.svg 3.2
Registered electors 34,339
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1922: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 9,903 47.0 Increase2.svg 22.5
National Democratic James Walton 5,79727.6Decrease2.svg 18.6
Liberal John Henry Freeborough5,33225.4Decrease2.svg 3.9
Majority4,10619.4N/A
Turnout 21,03265.4Increase2.svg 19.5
Registered electors 32,175
Labour gain from National Democratic Swing Increase2.svg 20.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Don Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C National Democratic James Walton 6,09546.2
Liberal Hastings Lees-Smith 3,86829.3
Labour Edward Hough 3,22624.5
Majority2,22716.9
Turnout 13,18945.9
Registered electors 28,724
National Democratic win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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